I stepped up my prices to $150 a song for 5 hours of studio time and 5 hours of mixing with one revision included after a critique is made. I started about 4 months ago. I've made a couple thousand already with minimal equipment and I'm in my parents basement!! Guys, it's possible. Pardon the cliche but.... JUST DO IT
@@officialWWM I sure am! Moved out of my parents basement and I own my own house/studio so there is the lovely task of finding the balance between paying the bills and making music. The moral of the story though is develop a solid plan and DO. NOT. STOP. The tortoise will beat the hare.
I sort of skipped step one. I don't have a very impressive portfolio, but I found a very talented artist making music with their cellphone. I downloaded the audio and mixed it as best I could and sent it back to them as a gift. They liked it so much that I landed a paid gig mixing an EP for them!
this is the best video i saw regarding some good music advice. Graham you literally own your viewers with such quality content. Thanks a lot for making us better
Graham is great, down-to-earth, a good communicator, very intelligent, and he enjoys helping people succeed and believe in themselves. He gives great advice (for free) in an easy to understand way. He's honest and keeps it real. His videos are invaluable. Seems like a super cool guy I'd like to be friends with.
"Impostor Syndrome" - Wow. I needed words to pin that feeling down. Who am I to sell my music for money? A question I'm finally getting over. It's healthy at the start, when we are still learning, but there comes a time when we are working too hard to give everything away for free.
I've watched a lot of different channels about music production and yours are hands down the easiest to understand and follow. Your videos have helped massively. Thanks a lot.
v-necks are the sexiest t-shirts for men. whoever makes fun of them is either jealous or has no taste in fashion. thanks for this video. these are really useful tips. :)
Graham, thank you so much for teaching us your technique's . This has been not only a game changer but a life changer also. I've been stuck for 10 years not knowing what would be my next step in music. I recorded a CD 10 years ago in a local studio and didn't get the results I was hoping for. I went numb after that. You have inspired me to not only produce another but go full throttle in studio recordings. Thanks again.
I worry about letting people into my home. I live north of Atlanta in a pretty nice area but Maybe I’m just paranoid cuz I come from the hood. How do you deal with letting strangers into your home?
I joined/bought the audio income project back in August 2016 and my career has been on the upswing ever since. I was in school, making 12k a year working weekends when I got into this. Now, I am a full time freelance audio engineer with an ever growing client list; I made approximately 30k in 2017 working solely for myself. 2018 is already off to a better start. So, thank you for your great program! It really helped me dial in my business and get going. I'll always be grateful for that!!
Hey Jose, I have been looking at the Audio Income for a few days now but I cannot decide whether it'd be a good purchase or not - I'm kind of on the verge but I need some reassurance. Can you please share your experience of the course with me and whether you think it helped you with your career? Thank you!!
Graham, thank you helping me to organize my thoughts concerning this topic. I've been thinking about this lately so your advice is confirmation for me. Such great tips, bro. Keep the great advice coming and have a blessed one!!!
I’m 28 years old. I’ve already been a piano player/songwriter for years but I’m just getting into recording audio now. Am I a little late to the table? It seems like all of these talented engineers started at such a young age. I know I’m not too old to record for enjoyment but how long does it take to start getting good enough where you can start making some decent side money doing this? Not just Graham, if anybody else has any input/advice I would definitely appreciate it.
Graham, god bless that you are put in this world with your skillset, knowledge and will to educate! And to everyone else in here: What are you waiting for? Go make this dream a reality!
I only record singer songwriters. Usually an acoustic guitar or piano. I have a great piano in my studio and 5 nice acoustic guitars that people can use. I don't usually record bands cause I don't have the space but singer songwriters are everywhere and the will pay for recordings and I can turn them out quickly. If you can become a specialist in a particular area, you will be surprised how much work you can get.
What if you want to do this but don't have the skills, knowledge and experience yet? A beginner in other word. How to learn? What courses to take? What's the fastest path (and price wise reasonable)?
That's the sorta stuff I wanted to hear. I'm in the middle, i'm charging clients, but mostly i'm charging them buttons so need to up my rates, but don't feel my portfolio is yet strong enough, but i'm getting there and setting up and entire soundcloud page of songs/albums i've either produced, recorded, mixed or mastered, which I think will be a great help for me as I only do this part-time anyways.
Thank you Graham! Thank you Recording Rev! I just made the decision to follow this plan, and already have someone coming in march for free work. This starts it all. I can't wait to have a website up after a few free records. That's my big ''Paycheck'' I'll be expecting.
your making perfect sense so i hope all your viewers listen up :) ps im just retired after 30yrs with emi and then 12 with yamaha in workstation development (tyros range ending in the Genos if any of ya know what they are? lol, i admire you guys with these daws and plugings lol, ive hardly a clue about theml, hang in there guys, kind regards
I'm so stoked to start making money doing my second passion (first being a musician). i wonder, can i also use one of my own songs in my portfolio? Thanks for the great video, very motivating by the way Side note: I'm also rock so I want my portfolio to be rock too
I already have 9 track that i have mixed till now and am making a portfolio out of it and now wanna know what should be the base or average price i should keep for mixing mastering and producing
Definitely stuck halfway through step 2! I've got a porfolio, I got the skills, I got paying clients, but still I find it difficult to ask people to pay me for mixing. gotta get over that one!
Thanks - great video and ideas here! Can this translate in a small market/town where there just isnt a lot of musical talent willing to hire a producer/mixer/engineer - and if not, how do you reach out online and break through to bigger towns/markets and get noticed or heard?
Good video. My problem is the lack of a space to bring clients over. My home studio is in my attic and while it’s perfectly fine for myself and my band, I don’t think it’s a great idea to bring over strangers through my house with all their gear. I feel I’m at the point where this is the only thing holding me back from doing more work.
Thank you graham, this is an important lesson for me today. I am considering selling my skills for extra side income. This could not have come at a better time. And, as usual, your advice is as deep, as it is practical. So thanks again.
hello Grahm. serious question... i want to make this a serious buisiness of my apartment, but what about an LLC or Zoning laws? i know i wount have a issues with disturning neighbors however. recording will be DI and drums triggered with electric kit. am i over looking this or ia it something i should consider wanting to take this serious? thank you and hope to hear from you
If you don't have friends with a band who are ready to record, and trust your skills, join some Facebook groups and make a few posts. That's how I met the first band I recorded for free. It's even easier to find a band who only wants mixing and mastering.
Hi Graham, the first comment I need to get out off my chest is a ring light on your camera lens which makes your eyes look a bit... However, I worked hard enough to get a knowledge and experience to finally produce my own stuff, what money making advice would you give to songwriter-producer who doesn't want to work on someone else's projects, who wants sell their own tracks? Kind Regards. Byolegy
hi,pls tell me if you made any video on how to record voice on ableton 9 light.I learn very fast from your videos but I cant find it on ur channel..pls tell me which daw should i use.I have just bought focusrite 2i2 2nd gen.I'm just a beginner and want to sing songs on karaoke.
Urmi saha Recording inside a DAW is a straight-forward process. The best thing to do is try out a bunch of different DAWs and see which ones you like best. Maybe it'll be Reaper, or Pro Tools, or Cubase, or Live. The right DAW is one that is right for you, one you are comfortable using. Now, to record vocals, you're going to need a microphone as well as your interface. There are good options for pretty low amounts of money but whatever you can afford should be fine. Also remember that if you're doing it long-term it's important to have a sound-treated environment for recording as well as listening (or use headphones). Best of luck!
hey graham. long time watcher here. just wanted to say i was a little skeptical at the start of the video, having had "portfolio" websites in the past trying to sell my beats, but the hard partis getting the traffic and getting your name out there, so im so glad that you went further into detail and listed an actual process of obtaining clients. The video was really good. Ive recently achieved a level where im confident that im extremely good at mixing and having produced for people and made beats for the past 3 years with no real monetary success, i find myself concentrating on the most enjoyable part of it for me which is mixing and mastering. I think now is the time that i really start to build up awareness of what i can do, ive started to list my services on fiverr (the freelance app) and im starting to put together a business plan for the mixing side of things. As i dont plan to have a place to record drums, do you think there is a market for mixing bands stems after theyve recorded independently, or do you think stem mixing is more of an EDM, hiphop producer market. To be more specific, how is the demand for mix engineers that dont operate in "professional studios" (where youre allowed to be loud). thanks again for the vids. Tommy
ITSTOMMYNUTTER I think that mixing through pre-recorded stems is applicable in most genres. Glenn Fricker (from Spectre Sound Studios, great channel on recording and mixing metal) says that a lot of the time clients tell him that they only want to record guitars, or drums, or do only the mixing with him, whatever. According to him, at, least, it's a common situation (so it shouldn't be hard to find that kind of work) and the best thing to do is to be cool if they wanna do business with someone else. Certainly not rare.
Wise words Graham! Just what I needed. And thanks for pointing out the absurdity of sites like fiverr. 'I will mix your song for 4.95' .....wtf really!! Nice tshirt btw :p
Hey graham im 15 and I’ve been recording for a few years and i don’t really have a circle of musician friends because they are my brothers and cousins. I’ve done a few recordings and i want to start making money but idk how to get bands to build a portfolio. Can you pr someone else give me some advice ?
iiisaaciii Riv hey hows its going. 1st thing 1st to be honest as a artist i really wouldn't want a 15 year old recording me sorry it's just fact. 2nd try to get people from your school or social media thats in the area that can be trusted to come over or u go over to record them. Hope that help you
Drako Alva if a client is looking to hear a mix, they can care less who the artist is. It's the quality of the music. Putting your music up won't hurt. More folks gets to hear it now
Never work for free, if one needs to build a portfolio charge a nominal fee, but still charge a fee. It has to do with how your client will view you as well as how you will view yourself.
David Sävenmark you kinda do that already by putting up songs of other bands and musicians because... you know, you worked with them in the way that matters in this topic: As the guy who records and mixes music. They have no reason to care how you get along with your own band mates but with other bands.
🙏🙏thank you graham. Long time fan, I discovered the recording revolution about 5 years ago when i was in audio school, MAJOR game changer for me, helped me Alot, suggest you to anybody looking to expand their knowledge :) 🙏🎶📈💪🔥🔊
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I stepped up my prices to $150 a song for 5 hours of studio time and 5 hours of mixing with one revision included after a critique is made. I started about 4 months ago. I've made a couple thousand already with minimal equipment and I'm in my parents basement!!
Guys, it's possible. Pardon the cliche but.... JUST DO IT
What gear do you have?
What gear you have?
Which website
2 years on, are you still doing it?
@@officialWWM I sure am! Moved out of my parents basement and I own my own house/studio so there is the lovely task of finding the balance between paying the bills and making music. The moral of the story though is develop a solid plan and DO. NOT. STOP. The tortoise will beat the hare.
I sort of skipped step one. I don't have a very impressive portfolio, but I found a very talented artist making music with their cellphone. I downloaded the audio and mixed it as best I could and sent it back to them as a gift. They liked it so much that I landed a paid gig mixing an EP for them!
this is the best video i saw regarding some good music advice. Graham you literally own your viewers with such quality content. Thanks a lot for making us better
Graham is great, down-to-earth, a good communicator, very intelligent, and he enjoys helping people succeed and believe in themselves. He gives great advice (for free) in an easy to understand way. He's honest and keeps it real. His videos are invaluable. Seems like a super cool guy I'd like to be friends with.
"Impostor Syndrome" - Wow. I needed words to pin that feeling down.
Who am I to sell my music for money? A question I'm finally getting over.
It's healthy at the start, when we are still learning, but there comes a time when we are working too hard to give everything away for free.
Quality is key in our business, great video!
Great vid! What I found helpful for me was to use a SoundCloud playlist I created for my mixes. The link let’s them hear my work quickly.
I've watched a lot of different channels about music production and yours are hands down the easiest to understand and follow. Your videos have helped massively. Thanks a lot.
God bless you brother,
v-necks are the sexiest t-shirts for men. whoever makes fun of them is either jealous or has no taste in fashion. thanks for this video. these are really useful tips. :)
v-neck army💪🏼
Graham, thank you so much for teaching us your technique's . This has been not only a game changer but a life changer also. I've been stuck for 10 years not knowing what would be my next step in music. I recorded a CD 10 years ago in a local studio and didn't get the results I was hoping for. I went numb after that. You have inspired me to not only produce another but go full throttle in studio recordings. Thanks again.
I worry about letting people into my home. I live north of Atlanta in a pretty nice area but Maybe I’m just paranoid cuz I come from the hood. How do you deal with letting strangers into your home?
Been looking for a video like this for a long time, this helped me a whole lot. Thanks so much!
I joined/bought the audio income project back in August 2016 and my career has been on the upswing ever since. I was in school, making 12k a year working weekends when I got into this. Now, I am a full time freelance audio engineer with an ever growing client list; I made approximately 30k in 2017 working solely for myself. 2018 is already off to a better start. So, thank you for your great program! It really helped me dial in my business and get going. I'll always be grateful for that!!
Hey Jose, I have been looking at the Audio Income for a few days now but I cannot decide whether it'd be a good purchase or not - I'm kind of on the verge but I need some reassurance. Can you please share your experience of the course with me and whether you think it helped you with your career? Thank you!!
@@anakirilova2516 all I can say is that, if you do the work, it’ll help! I needed some basic direction and this course really helped.
@@1jpdrums Thank you!
God bless you brother for this priceless tip
I follow this channel for years, and this is one of the most useful talks ever. Graham is a very talented guy. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Absolutely great advise. Thanks for all the help you give us all.
Graham, thank you helping me to organize my thoughts concerning this topic. I've been thinking about this lately so your advice is confirmation for me. Such great tips, bro. Keep the great advice coming and have a blessed one!!!
I’m 28 years old. I’ve already been a piano player/songwriter for years but I’m just getting into recording audio now. Am I a little late to the table? It seems like all of these talented engineers started at such a young age. I know I’m not too old to record for enjoyment but how long does it take to start getting good enough where you can start making some decent side money doing this? Not just Graham, if anybody else has any input/advice I would definitely appreciate it.
V-neck t-shirts are dope!
Super !!!! God bless you!!!!! Thanks so much for this !!! You don’t know how useful this was to me !!!!
Graham, god bless that you are put in this world with your skillset, knowledge and will to educate! And to everyone else in here: What are you waiting for? Go make this dream a reality!
I only record singer songwriters. Usually an acoustic guitar or piano. I have a great piano in my studio and 5 nice acoustic guitars that people can use. I don't usually record bands cause I don't have the space but singer songwriters are everywhere and the will pay for recordings and I can turn them out quickly. If you can become a specialist in a particular area, you will be surprised how much work you can get.
What if you want to do this but don't have the skills, knowledge and experience yet? A beginner in other word. How to learn? What courses to take? What's the fastest path (and price wise reasonable)?
Mallory Silkey ty
I like these types of videos. I’m trying to make a income doing music.
Thank you for this. This was a much needed crash course.
Most pragmatic video on this subject. Respect!
great message Graham - you inspire and motivate the best potential from your audience...
love your work I follow this channel for years
thank you for the years of info and Graham-ness way they are delivered. Just love ya buddy! Cheers!
That's the sorta stuff I wanted to hear. I'm in the middle, i'm charging clients, but mostly i'm charging them buttons so need to up my rates, but don't feel my portfolio is yet strong enough, but i'm getting there and setting up and entire soundcloud page of songs/albums i've either produced, recorded, mixed or mastered, which I think will be a great help for me as I only do this part-time anyways.
Thank you Graham! Thank you Recording Rev! I just made the decision to follow this plan, and already have someone coming in march for free work. This starts it all. I can't wait to have a website up after a few free records. That's my big ''Paycheck'' I'll be expecting.
What can i Do if i live in a small town without any Bands With the need of Recording etc.
Attila Kincses do what I do, record singer/songwriters. They are literally everywhere!
Any good example websites to introduce your portfolio in a simple way
So much value information in this video!!
Thank you 🌟.
Giving me goosebumps Graham, thank you so much!
How do I learn how to become an engineer to run my own studio
Such great advise. Inspiring. Thanks Graham.
your making perfect sense so i hope all your viewers listen up :) ps im just retired after 30yrs with emi and then 12 with yamaha in workstation development (tyros range ending in the Genos if any of ya know what they are? lol, i admire you guys with these daws and plugings lol, ive hardly a clue about theml, hang in there guys, kind regards
I'm so stoked to start making money doing my second passion (first being a musician). i wonder, can i also use one of my own songs in my portfolio? Thanks for the great video, very motivating by the way
Side note: I'm also rock so I want my portfolio to be rock too
I already have 9 track that i have mixed till now and am making a portfolio out of it and now wanna know what should be the base or average price i should keep for mixing mastering and producing
Definitely stuck halfway through step 2! I've got a porfolio, I got the skills, I got paying clients, but still I find it difficult to ask people to pay me for mixing. gotta get over that one!
Yes, of course. You have to work for success for years.
Excellent advice! Thanks Graham!
Thanks - great video and ideas here! Can this translate in a small market/town where there just isnt a lot of musical talent willing to hire a producer/mixer/engineer - and if not, how do you reach out online and break through to bigger towns/markets and get noticed or heard?
How about using free multi tracks available online for making your portfolio?
Such a good video! Thank you for this!!
You have helped me alot..thanks Graham
Should i buy KRK ROKIT G3 RP5 or RP6 monitors for EDM producing?
I am thinking of doing this ... thank you for the video.
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Good video. My problem is the lack of a space to bring clients over. My home studio is in my attic and while it’s perfectly fine for myself and my band, I don’t think it’s a great idea to bring over strangers through my house with all their gear. I feel I’m at the point where this is the only thing holding me back from doing more work.
Everytime I watch ur video it seems like its only and only for me 😊
Thnxx for the tips and keep uploading videos ✌✌✌
Great video man...really helpful.
Thank you graham, this is an important lesson for me today. I am considering selling my skills for extra side income. This could not have come at a better time. And, as usual, your advice is as deep, as it is practical. So thanks again.
Hey Graham, is it fair to use multi track recordings found on internet libraries for your portfolio?
Yes.
Thank you so much. This is very motivating!!!!
hello Grahm. serious question... i want to make this a serious buisiness of my apartment, but what about an LLC or Zoning laws? i know i wount have a issues with disturning neighbors however. recording will be DI and drums triggered with electric kit. am i over looking this or ia it something i should consider wanting to take this serious? thank you and hope to hear from you
Great advise ... Thanks
this was a helpful video it made me realise what i was missing
How do I get the file from someone that needs there track mixed and mastered
Great video Graham! Thank u
I would start by recording my musician friends but... I don't have any friends, let alone friends that are musicians, how do I get those?
Awesome Thank you!
This is inspiring. I really love your human approach. Thanks!
Amazing tips !! Thanks
If you don't have friends with a band who are ready to record, and trust your skills, join some Facebook groups and make a few posts. That's how I met the first band I recorded for free. It's even easier to find a band who only wants mixing and mastering.
Hi Graham, the first comment I need to get out off my chest is a ring light on your camera lens which makes your eyes look a bit... However, I worked hard enough to get a knowledge and experience to finally produce my own stuff, what money making advice would you give to songwriter-producer who doesn't want to work on someone else's projects, who wants sell their own tracks? Kind Regards. Byolegy
2 thumbs up!!!! Thanks for the insight.
hi,pls tell me if you made any video on how to record voice on ableton 9 light.I learn very fast from your videos but I cant find it on ur channel..pls tell me which daw should i use.I have just bought focusrite 2i2 2nd gen.I'm just a beginner and want to sing songs on karaoke.
Urmi saha Recording inside a DAW is a straight-forward process. The best thing to do is try out a bunch of different DAWs and see which ones you like best. Maybe it'll be Reaper, or Pro Tools, or Cubase, or Live. The right DAW is one that is right for you, one you are comfortable using.
Now, to record vocals, you're going to need a microphone as well as your interface. There are good options for pretty low amounts of money but whatever you can afford should be fine. Also remember that if you're doing it long-term it's important to have a sound-treated environment for recording as well as listening (or use headphones).
Best of luck!
Nick thanks..
thnku so much sir for your guidance.... will meet you soon
You're so positive I love you. Bless you a Million.
Every word that comes out of your mouth is just like 🤤👌👍✅💯💯💯! Keep doing what you're doing and THANK YOU SO MUCH !!
hey graham. long time watcher here. just wanted to say i was a little skeptical at the start of the video, having had "portfolio" websites in the past trying to sell my beats, but the hard partis getting the traffic and getting your name out there, so im so glad that you went further into detail and listed an actual process of obtaining clients. The video was really good. Ive recently achieved a level where im confident that im extremely good at mixing and having produced for people and made beats for the past 3 years with no real monetary success, i find myself concentrating on the most enjoyable part of it for me which is mixing and mastering. I think now is the time that i really start to build up awareness of what i can do, ive started to list my services on fiverr (the freelance app) and im starting to put together a business plan for the mixing side of things. As i dont plan to have a place to record drums, do you think there is a market for mixing bands stems after theyve recorded independently, or do you think stem mixing is more of an EDM, hiphop producer market. To be more specific, how is the demand for mix engineers that dont operate in "professional studios" (where youre allowed to be loud). thanks again for the vids. Tommy
ITSTOMMYNUTTER I think that mixing through pre-recorded stems is applicable in most genres. Glenn Fricker (from Spectre Sound Studios, great channel on recording and mixing metal) says that a lot of the time clients tell him that they only want to record guitars, or drums, or do only the mixing with him, whatever. According to him, at, least, it's a common situation (so it shouldn't be hard to find that kind of work) and the best thing to do is to be cool if they wanna do business with someone else. Certainly not rare.
awesome thanks nick thats good to know ill defo check his channel out.
ITSTOMMYNUTTER Turn your volume down ;D
hah got the earphones on already
Excellent advice dude. Doing a remix is good for exposure/portfolio I find too. Would you be open to remixes?
Love your thumbnail lately tho ✌🏼
Wise words.
This is a great video.
cool advice my man
I like your philosophy
Thanks for giving me a kick in the ass !
What are your rates brother?
Thank You
this is good shit.. good good shit. keep it up. thousands of views more. do it.
Wise words Graham! Just what I needed. And thanks for pointing out the absurdity of sites like fiverr. 'I will mix your song for 4.95' .....wtf really!! Nice tshirt btw :p
Love the video
6:07 I think this may have been the first time I ever heard Graham crack a joke. It definitely took me by surprise. =P
SUBBED! Thanks!
love love love. keep doing. this.
Hey G Well Said .... Keep it up
Hey graham im 15 and I’ve been recording for a few years and i don’t really have a circle of musician friends because they are my brothers and cousins. I’ve done a few recordings and i want to start making money but idk how to get bands to build a portfolio. Can you pr someone else give me some advice ?
iiisaaciii Riv hey hows its going. 1st thing 1st to be honest as a artist i really wouldn't want a 15 year old recording me sorry it's just fact. 2nd try to get people from your school or social media thats in the area that can be trusted to come over or u go over to record them. Hope that help you
How can I be a student?
great!!!!
good. 💛
Should you put your own music on your portfolio?
Drako Alva if a client is looking to hear a mix, they can care less who the artist is. It's the quality of the music. Putting your music up won't hurt. More folks gets to hear it now
You should come do a lecture at CRAS✌
rise your rates .. is a hard point
Never work for free, if one needs to build a portfolio charge a nominal fee, but still charge a fee. It has to do with how your client will view you as well as how you will view yourself.
Shouldn't you build a portfolio of your own music too? In order to show legitimacy that you can work with other people.
David Sävenmark you kinda do that already by putting up songs of other bands and musicians because... you know, you worked with them in the way that matters in this topic:
As the guy who records and mixes music.
They have no reason to care how you get along with your own band mates but with other bands.
Marvin Roggon You got a good point!
Would do better in a larger town I would imagine. Good advice regardless though
🙏🙏thank you graham. Long time fan, I discovered the recording revolution about 5 years ago when i was in audio school, MAJOR game changer for me, helped me Alot, suggest you to anybody looking to expand their knowledge :) 🙏🎶📈💪🔥🔊